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ALYSSA SCHOli:l\"LEBER ASST. fEATURES EDITOR

Red, lip-shaped urinals were to be installed in the Virgin Atlantic Airways clubhouse in New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. Designed by a woman of a Dutch company, Virgin Atlantic Airway's plan was to spoil their first-class customers. Due to complaints from dozens of people and groups, the plan was scrapped.

Live web-casts display funeral services

Family and friends who are unable to attend funeral services can now order 'web-casts' of the service. The live web-casts are being offered by two cemeteries in Perth, Australia. Relatives can pay SI 10 for the web-cast, a delayed broadcast, a DVD or video recording of the service; $275 covers all three options. According to the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, no profit is being made from the service.

Request for unusual cremation of body

Karl Friedrich Lentze of Germany bas written to zoos around the country requesting that his dead body be fed to the piranhas. His idea came after hearing of a Dutch man who wanted his body fed to snails, but Lentze wanted something that would be faster. So far, one zoo has responded to the request, saying that it could have educational purposes if done before science students. The zoo has said that it would probably not work, seeing that piranhas prefer live food. Lentze is still hoping for other zoos, which might be more open to his idea, to respond.

Brazilian corpse confusion

Relatives were shocked after a coffin was opened before burial in Candeal, Brazil. Expecting to see the body of a woman, those attending the burial service were shocked after seeing the body man in the coffin. Both the man and woman died the same day, at the same hospital and a mix-up had occurred when sending the bodies to the funerals. After the realization, the bodies were exchanged and finally buried in the correct coffins.

Dr. Lorraine Monroe to speak at commencement ceremony

ANNE MARIE WHITE PERSPECTIVES EDITOR AMw724@CABR1NI.EDU

Dr. Lorraine Monroe, founding principal of the Frederick Douglass Academy of Central Harlem, was selected to deliver the commencement address.

Monroe taught English in the New York City public school system for more than 20 years and then moving onto school administration, where she rebuilt a school that was notorious for its' negative reputation. Monroe turned the school around significantly; a transformation noted best in the school's test scores. Other schools took notice of her system for the academy and adopted it for their instiutions.

The skills that she learned through her teaching and administrative career persuaded her to open the Lorraine Monroe Leadership Institute in New York City. She conveys a significant message about the role ofleadership in creating effective schools.

In her book titled, "The Monroe Doctrine: An ABC Guide to What Great Bosses Do," each chapter is labeled by a letter of the alphabet and a corresponding adjective, such as: compete, focus, inspire, mingle, retreat and many more. She offers simple advice that allows

Amendment altered to decrease national concern

GAY MARRIAGE, page I there to be a few exceptions. On Nov. 18, 2003, the Supreme Court of Massachusetts ruled that the state could not refuse to marry any of the seven gay and lesbian couples that had petitioned the court and, in turn, handed the matter over to state lawmakers who will have a final ruling regarding the issue in May. In 2000, Vermont estab- lished civil unions that allow same-sex couples to share a portion of the benefits that marriage provides. While those joined in a civil union are granted approximately all of the 400 state benefits, the Defense of Marriage Acts (DOMA) prevents the union from receiving over 1,000 federal rights and privileges that are automatically assigned to their heterosexual counterparts.

One of the major privileges pro- hibited by the law is the recognition of civil unions by federal government, which is often times an argument that activists that banning gay marriage is a violation of civil rights.

DOMA was signed into law by President Clinton in I 998 and ended a long-standing rule that gave states the power to define terms of same-sex marriages for the purposes of federal law.

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CABRINI COLL£GEWEBSITE Dr. Lon-aine Monroe will speak to the graduates at commencement.

The first student to be notified of whom the commencement speaker for the 2004 graduating class was Catharine Hernson, president of the senior class. "Her credentials look great. The board of trustees picked her from a list of choice speakers," said Hernson.

"Monroe is delighted to participate at our graduation," said Lina Barbieri, director of marketing and communications.

A new policy is being developed that will give the rising junior and seniors the opportunity to select their commencement speaker.

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